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Roundup: Heath baseball clinches piece of Licking County League-Cardinal title
Wyatt Binckley struck out 14 and walked just one on Tuesday, firing a one-hit shutout for the Heath baseball team in a 7-0 victory at Licking Heights to clinch at least a share of the Licking County League-Cardinal Division championship. Tannar Patterson doubled and singled, totaling two runs and three RBIs to lead...
Check out Licking County League, Ohio Capital Conference baseball, softball standings
The Ohio High School Athletic Association softball and baseball seasons are coming to a close. See which teams are closing in on league championships. LCL Buckeye softball Watkins Memorial 22 0 12 0Granville 20 3 10 2Licking Valley 13 8 7 5Licking Heights 13 10 6 6Zanesville 0 18 0 12 ...
Softball Tournament Draw: Sheridan nabs top seed in SE
Area softball teams learned their tournament fates on Sunday, as draws were held around the state. Sheridan was the overall top seed in Division II, as the district sends two teams to the regional tournament this season. The Generals will host either 16th seed River Valley or 17th seed Washington...
Seniors extend Watkins Memorial's softball dominance in rematch with Granville
GRANVILLE — Carsyn Cassady did not need anyone to pick her up and dust her off. Watkins Memorial’s star right-hander took a line drive off her left leg during Monday’s fifth inning, but she helped the Warriors do what they have done in every Licking County League game this decade. Cassady later struck...
Watkins Memorial, Granville earn top seeds in Central District softball
COLUMBUS — The Watkins Memorial softball team is the top-ranked team in Ohio, and the Warriors again are a favorite to extend their streak of Division I district championships to four. Watkins received the top seed in Sunday’s Central District draw. Granville is the top seed in Division II. ...
Area football teams on the move after numbers released
COLUMBUS — All three Perry County schools moved up divisions to highlight the area changes, as the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the new numbers last week. Sheridan returns to Division III, Region 11, which includes John Glenn, Tri-Valley and Zanesville. Steubenville, which topped the Generals in the Division VI, Region 15 final last season, also moved up to Region 11.
High School Softball Tournament Central: Lancaster is No. 2 seed in tourney draw
COLUMBUS — Area high school softball teams found out their tournament fate during Sunday’s Central District and Southeast District tournament draw. Regardless of your team’s record, tournament time is always exciting because it gives teams new life and something to play for. The goal for every team is to make it to the state tournament. ...
OWU falls to rival Denison to close regular season
The Ohio Wesleyan men’s lacrosse squad could not muster a comeback against fierce rival Denison, losing 10-8 on Saturday at Selby Stadium in Delaware. Entering the matchup, with both teams 7-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference action, the top seed for the upcoming NCAC tournament was up for grabs — a seed the Big Red clinched thanks in part to a 6-0 third-quarter run.
H.S. Roundup: Lancaster baseball tops Raiders to set up huge OCC showdown
Lancaster 4, Reynoldsburg 2: The Golden Gales were able to hang in their Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division win over the host Raiders. Darren Ramsey pitched three-plus innings and Canon Ailes came in relief to get out of a jam in the fourth inning. Kam Griffith pitched the final two innings of shutout baseball to earn the save. Dylan Bird had two hits and two RBIs and Owen Pompey, Aiden Henson, Jackson Burke and Griffith all had hits for the Gales.
Fairfield Union's Anna Conrad set to leave a lasting legacy as a long-distance runner
LANCASTER — Anna Conrad started her track career as an outstanding sprinter, and the thought of running long distances was not something she was interested in at all. However, Fairfield Union coach Rob Myers saw something in her and felt she would be an outstanding distance runner, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Roundup: Utica baseball rallies past Newark Catholic
Gaige Spray’s walk-off single in the seventh inning Monday lifted the Utica baseball team to a 4-3 victory against visiting Newark Catholic in Licking County League-Cardinal Division play. Spray also scored a run for Utica (9-9, 7-5), which scored two in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game, and Chase Bennett...
Senior singles players set standard for Watkins Memorial, Newark tennis
NEWARK — Having a 1-0 head start each match has boosted the Watkins Memorial boys tennis team during an impressive spring. Senior Liam Grennan set the pace again Tuesday. His 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles led unbeaten Watkins (15-0) to a 5-0 sweep at Newark (6-4). Grennan could break his single-season record for wins, a mark he first set as a sophomore and reset as a junior. ...
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